The two of them were still chatting in the little house.
"So Barry and Xiao Miao are both on Time Island, growing stronger according to the Order while heading toward some moment in the future?" Xiao Die asked.
"Right," Gu Qingshan said.
"You went back alone to the moment when the Eternal Abyss and the Evil Ghost World first went to war, then came to Void City. Was it so you could go back to the Evil Ghost World and meddle in things?" Xiao Die asked.
"Yes. There's no point hiding it from you. Things have already come to this, and that Time Island is moving steadily onward along the River of Time. No one can change that," Gu Qingshan said.
Xiao Die's face was clouded with worry. "Hmph. So the people from the Evil Ghost World want to take on the entire Nine Hundred Million Layer World. Barry and Xiao Miao will definitely end up fighting them... But the Evil Ghost World is far too powerful. This is going to be a real mess."
Gu Qingshan nodded.
He felt at ease around Xiao Die and didn't tell a single lie.
—She had even left him a life-saving mark, and had once truly saved him. There was no reason to hide these things from her.
Xiao Die thought for a while, then turned to study Gu Qingshan. "You've grown pretty quickly. But if you want to take on the Evil Ghost World... I forgot to ask: what identity are you using in Void City?"
"I work as an assassin for the Assassin Guild," Gu Qingshan said.
Xiao Die immediately sneered. "So it's the Assassin Guild. That's a notorious organization."
Gu Qingshan was speechless.
—The Ferocious Demon Tower's reputation isn't any better.
As if she knew what he was thinking, Xiao